Clinical trial · Research · 9 Nov 2026
In 50 women ages 18 to 45 with cancer, three counseling sessions were tied to lower reproductive-concern scores than one routine session
Source: Psycho-Oncology
What the research found
Psycho-Oncology published a randomized trial on 9 November 2026. Ruken Yagiz Altintas, Oya Kavlak, and colleagues enrolled 50 women ages 18 to 45 with a cancer diagnosis at one center between October 2023 and September 2024. 25 had three counseling sessions based on Watson's Human Caring Theory. 25 had the center's usual single fertility-counseling session. At the last measure, the three-session group had a lower total score on the Reproductive Concerns After Cancer scale (Cohen's d = 0.74) and lower scores on the child-health and acceptance subscales. Fertility, partner-relationship, and pregnancy subscales did not differ. Satisfaction scores in the three-session group sat at the top of the scale, so the authors say that measure could not separate people. One center, short follow-up. DOI 10.1002/pon.70640. Not medical advice.
Evidence level: Clinical trial. This is among the stronger kinds of evidence, but one study rarely settles a question.
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